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Industry news releases on thefabricator.com detail the economic trends affecting metal-consuming manufacturers, important mergers and acquisitions in the metal fabricating industry, the latest hires and promotions of industry leaders, and general items which interest metal fabricators. Anyone interested in sending an industry news release to thefabricator.com should send it to press_releases@thefabricator.com.

IMS WaterJet Inc., a manufacturer of waterjet cutting systems, has moved to a new headquarters facility in Waterbury, Conn.
The site, which is four times larger than its previous facility in Oxford, Conn., enables the company to produce bigger, more elaborate and specialized machines that it...

The Evraz Co. has announced plans to reopen a spiral pipe mill in Portland, Ore., that it closed in 2009.
Scheduled to open in spring, the facility expects to hire about 75 workers. It will produce pipes for the petroleum industry....

Joining Technologies Inc., East Granby, Conn., is marking its 20th year in business in 2012. Founded in 1992 by Michael Francoeur, the company offers welding services, component manufacturing, and complete systems to customers primarily in the northeastern U.S.
The company provides laser welding,...

Davi has installed a four-roll plate roller with a capacity of 4,000 by 145 mm at Bladt, Denmark's largest wind energy fabricating company. The machine cold-rolls monopiles for offshore wind towers.
The machine is automated via iRoll, available at the Apple Store and running on iPad®. It is...

Pipe supplier and distributor American Piping Products Inc. has added Abigail Mueller to its St. Louis buying team. She has previous experience in the pipe and tube distribution industry, as well as extensive knowledge of welded and seamless pipe and value-added services.
Mueller is a graduate of...

Lantek and Graitec are collaborating to integrate their software systems to provide a seamless design and manufacturing program for the structural steel industry. The partnership allows both companies to expand and consolidate their businesses in new markets.
Lantek, with headquarters in Miñano,...

Eberl Iron Works, a provider of custom metal fabrication, Unistrut metal framing products, traffic safety products, rooftop support systems, and systems installation in Buffalo, N.Y., has announced the addition of two new staff members.
Corey Beck has joined the company's metal fabrication...

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, Pa., has received the 2012 Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Award from the Metal Treating Institute in cooperation with Industrial Heating magazine. The award is given annually to an MTI member company that makes a positive impact on its community and...

TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank, has released a report crediting the revival of the U.S. manufacturing sector as a key driver in the economic recovery, largely caused by a slowdown in offshoring activity. This slowdown has kept in the U.S. some of the jobs that used to be offshored rapidly,...

The Manufacturing Institute, New York, has launched a coalition with GE, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Alcoa, and other business, digital, academic, and not-for-profit partners that aims to train military veterans for jobs in advanced manufacturing.
The Get Skills to Work coalition focuses on...

Nanostructured steel material design company The NanoSteel® Co., Providence, R.I., has appointed automotive industry executive Bob Lutz to its board of directors.
Lutz has nearly 50 years of experience as a top executive in the global auto industry. Most recently he was vice chairman of global...

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